Decolonizing the Canada Council for the Arts: A Historical Perspective

IF 0.2 3区 艺术学 0 THEATER
Paxton Rodriguez
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Abstract:The Canada Council for the Arts has long been the subject of analysis in theatre scholarship. Be it due to its policies, history, or evolution, it has taken a central role in shaping the possibilities available to Canadian artists. This piece attempts to harmonize much of the scholarship around the council with studies on the development of Canadian nationalism as a method of erasing settler-colonial legacies. Just as Canadian nationalism served to gloss over the realities of settler colonialism, the Canada Council was conceived to reaffirm this nationalism as a product of the Massey Commission. The article explores this artistic and political relationship through a chronological perspective on both the development of Canadian national identity and Canadian theatre funding. Throughout, the council's role in upholding an exclusionary vision of the Canadian nation remains consistent, involving the marginalization of Black, Indigenous, and racialized artists, as well as the reinforcing of a Eurocentric canon and conception of art. The council has attempted to correct its historical trajectory with mixed results. While the council has made progress in some respects, there continue to be systemic inequities deriving from its past practices that the council has yet to address. An understanding of the council's past and present brings into focus the best practices for its future: that the council ought to seek to incorporate oft-suggested measures that would set it on a more committed path toward decolonization.
非殖民化加拿大艺术委员会:一个历史的视角
摘要:加拿大艺术委员会长期以来一直是戏剧学术分析的主题。无论是由于其政策、历史还是演变,它都在塑造加拿大艺术家的可能性方面发挥了核心作用。这篇文章试图将该委员会的大部分学术成果与加拿大民族主义的发展研究相协调,以消除定居者的殖民遗产。正如加拿大民族主义有助于掩盖定居者殖民主义的现实一样,加拿大委员会也被认为是为了重申这种民族主义是梅西委员会的产物。本文从时间的角度探讨了这种艺术和政治关系,包括加拿大民族认同的发展和加拿大戏剧资金的筹措。在整个过程中,该委员会在维护对加拿大国家的排斥性愿景方面的作用是一致的,包括黑人、土著和种族化艺术家的边缘化,以及加强以欧洲为中心的经典和艺术概念。该委员会试图纠正其历史轨迹,但结果喜忧参半。尽管安理会在某些方面取得了进展,但由于其过去的做法,仍然存在系统性的不公平现象,安理会尚未解决这些问题。对安理会过去和现在的理解使人们关注其未来的最佳做法:安理会应该寻求纳入经常建议的措施,使其走上更坚定的非殖民化道路。
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